I read your post twice. Why? Is it true that in the vampire world, they talk about night as periods of activity the way we talk about day/daylight as being a period of activity?

If so, the usual non vampire terms are still used as they are. I would think that even the word “day” would be appropriate, as there is only the modern expression “daylight” to make reference to light. Well to them, their periods of activity are ‘days’, and there are 7 in the week, etc. “I’ll see you a few days from now” seems perfectly valid and understandable.

Now in period fiction, you want to take the reader along by changing from the modern expressions and ways to express/say/represent things.. Is that possible? I have to hear that we also don’t want our children to have their own slang. Can they make a slang. The existence of the English language (English) has simply grown out of it, what with kids today barely required to learn 1 language (Europe/Earth) in comparison to the ‘good old days’. Well, you are free to completely make up words at that point, but a basis in an older language (are we talking Europe/Earth?

I find in Fiction the vernacular much more plausible in a suspension of disbelief if I don’t know words being used. After all, is this a place that should feel familiar to me? Why is it a given that it’s not a good day to fail?

What I would suggest is that you have a little linguistic fun and utilize ‘root’ words in your language/slang/dialect that can be extended/redesigned. I know this sounds like a lot but the fact is that some are not. Why does a Klingon has no structure and no explanations that I don’t see happening in a scene?

So while all the ones for books & film were designed to invoke exactly what you are doing, I think you shouldn’t be able to glean a lot of pointers based on how they all approached the same issue.

Is it better to reply to an answer you asked for then to give a more detailed answer? [ can help you in the long run, where language and parlance itself brings the reader to a different place & time. How do I explain words to the reader in a book? 🙂

Good luck Pitch for the year!

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